Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-08-16
THREE CRAZY WOMEN.
Their Heads Turned by the
Mysteries cf Madame
LIE Dent.
Driv ns Away Imaginary Enemies,
Three Foolish Colorei Danes.

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 15.-Mrs. Rachel
Davis, an aged colored woman, who re-
sides at Seventy-first and Spring streets,
and her two married daughters, Sarah
Dukes and Elizabeth Milton, both of
whom lived with their mother, were sent
to the insane department of the aims
house, all victims, SO it is alleged, of a
female c~lairvoyant, Mrs. VIM. Dent or
LIE Dent, az she calls herself, who lives
at 1895 South Seventeenth street. Neigh
bors say she t'voodooed, them, Mrs.
Davis is the mother OF Officer Levi Davis,
of the TMenty-irst police district. Mrs.
Milton is a handsome young mulatto,
who was married two years ago. Her
sister was married two years before her.
Their husbands are steady, energetic
workingmen, and say their exertions
keep the home in Paschalyille comfort
ably. All the men are absent during the
day. and the women attend to the house
hold duties and take care of the children.
About 10 o'clock Wednesday morning
there was a knock at the front door, and
Mrs. Davis opened it. On the step stood
q tall, handsome white woman of about
40 years of age. Her dress was in the
latest style, and she had an air about her
that caused the old colored woman to
courtesy to the ground.
Good morning." remarked the Wis
ttor. sI am Madame LIE Dent, and have
come to see you and your daughters
The wondering woman ushered her
strange visitor into the parlor, and the
latter, in an expressive manner, at once
informed Mrs. Davis that her daughter,
Mrs. Milton, was suffering from the eff
| fects of charms that had been put upon
her by some people living either in Ches-
ter or West Chester, who were their enc
mics, but that she could break the charm
if they would follow her directions and
not mention the matter to any living
soul. This they promised to do, where
upon the clairyoyant drew from her
satchel three musty bags, hanging by a
string.
PUT them around your neck. When
ever you feel bad or have trouble say
Jack, drive it away
The three women took the Stacks y
and in response to the VISITORS demand
for So r~ecompense, Mrs. Davis went up
stairs and brought the money. When
she had it in her hand Nine. lie Dent
left. On Thursday she returned with a
1 410neJ - wa WhiSH ouS SdIl Llcy
must drink. They took it o~bediently,
and the ~clairvoyant departed.
Mrs. Davis, the mother, acted very
queerly after thu visit of Mrs. LIE Dent.
She would visit the store, purchase gro
ceries and other goods, and on returning
home would throw them into the stove
and allow them to be consumed. The
two daughters were also considerable
affected, and performed peculiar acts.
Mrs. LIE Dent paid her last visit to hel
patients Saturday and found PaschalYille
in a state of great excitement. The men
were talking anxiously at the corners ant
the women were talking just as a~nxiously
at the doorsteps.
Nine. LIE Dent asked what was the
trouble. She was told that a ~clairyoyapt
had three women crazy aud they wer,
waiting to teer her to pieces.
All three of the colored women wen
mad on Thursday night. They had beer
busy all day turning the amulets owe,
and over, and used them for every lfttl,
household worry they encountered.
When the men returned in the eve
ming they found everything in the hous,
upside down. The mother was sitting il
the fireplace grooming to herself an,
turning oyer the ssJackn in her fingers
The two daughters were violent in tn,
extreme, threatening to kill any one tina
approached them, tlinging the lttls mus
lin bags wildly around.